Tom Rath - Are You Fully Charged?: The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life

NEW From Tom Rath in 2015

FULLY CHARGED: THE MOVIE

Fully Charged features the worlds leading experts on behavioral health (Brian Wansink), the psychology of spending (Ryan Howell), social networks (Nicholas Christakis), decision making and behavioral economics (Thomas Gilovich), willpower (Roy Baumeister), and the role of meaning in our work (Amy Wrzesniewski). The film also follows individuals and organizations who are transforming themselves and their communities. You will hear from a company where employees work on treadmill desks; a church that gave its members $500 to spend on others; a guerilla gardener who plants vegetables in South Central LAs abandoned lots; the US Army Surgeon General; and the co-founder of an organization that has helped thousands of low-income students make it to college. Filled with expertise and provocative real-world stories, Fully Charged reveals some of the most practical ways we can all energize our work and life.

THE RECHARGEABLES

From Tom Rath, the co-author of How Full is Your Bucket? For Kids, the book that started a conversation about the importance of positive interactions in schools and homes around the world, comes a timeless story about how to be healthy and create energy in our daily lives. Through a series of brief adventures, Poppy and Simon discover what it takes to recharge themselves and bring an entire village back to life.

EAT MOVE SLEEP: 2015 EDITION WITH NEW WELBE APP

An updated 2015 edition of the New York Times bestseller that includes access to Welbe, a new mobile app for tracking how you eat, move, and sleep in one central place. Welbe allows you to connect with friends across platforms (e.g., Android, iOS) and wearable devices (e.g., Fitbit, Jawbone, Garmin).

Praise for Are You Fully Charged?

Tom Raths books which include StrengthsFinder 2.0 and Eat Move Sleep have sold 6 million copies and spent 300 weeks on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list. This one is arguably Raths best. He has written a book that is as readable as it is rigorous and as profound as it is practical.

DANIEL H. PINK , author of Drive and To Sell Is Human

Are You Fully Charged? is about renewing ourselves in the fullest sense. Drawing on his extensive research, Tom Rath provides us with the three key pillars that can help create a life of more meaning and perspective: being part of something larger than ourselves, valuing people and experiences over mere stuff, and understanding that looking after our own well-being is the first step to doing more for others. An essential book for anyone wanting more out of life.

ARIANNA HUFFINGTON , author of Thrive and co-founder of The Huffington Post

Tom Raths brilliant new book, Are You Fully Charged? , builds on his mega best-selling StrengthsFinder series to show you can lead a more meaningful life that results in more energy and better interactions every day. If you follow Raths wise counsel and adopt his practical advice, your life will be more fulfilling and rewarding.

BILL GEORGE , author of True North and former CEO of Medtronic

How to live? That is the question and Tom Rath has the answer. In his important new book, Are You Fully Charged? , Rath draws on his decades of research and his deep humanity to point you in the right direction, and to instill your journey with joy and meaning.

SUSAN CAIN , author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Cant Stop Talking

Are You Fully Charged? lays out a blueprint for a better life that creates more energy. Raths book is easy to read, research-backed, and immediately practical.

CHIP AND DAN HEATH , authors of Decisive , Switch , and Made to Stick

Once again, the brilliant Tom Rath has written an absolutely indispensable book. Here, he reveals how meaning, interactions, and energy are the three crucial elements that allow us to live happier, healthier, more productive lives. Are You Fully Charged? will inspire people to make changes, starting tomorrow morning.

GRETCHEN RUBIN , author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before

Tom Rath reveals that engagement depends not on happiness but on meaning, interactions, and energy. This important, lucid book is full of fresh evidence that you can put into action to shift your motivation into a higher gear.

ADAM GRANT , Wharton professor and author of Give and Take

Disclaimer: The material in this book is for informational purposes only. Every person has a unique individual situation and should use common sense in combination with advice from a healthcare professional before undertaking major changes in diet, exercise, or sleep. The author and publisher expressly disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects resulting from the use or application of the information contained in this book.

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014960258

ISBN: 978-1-939714-03-9 (hardcover edition)

ISBN: 978-1-939714-05-3 (digital edition)

ISBN: 978-1-939714-06-0 (international paperback edition)

ISBN: 978-1-939714-07-7 (international digital edition)

First Printing: 2015

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To my mother, Connie Rath,

who has spent a lifetime creating a positive charge

for others

W hen you are fully charged, you get more done. You have better interactions. Your mind is sharp, and your body is strong. On days when you are fully charged, you experience high levels of engagement and well-being. This charge carries forward, creating an upward cycle for those you care about.

I am far more effective in my work on days when I am fully charged. I am also a better husband, dad, and friend. Most notably, I can do more for others. However, until recently, it was unclear to me what specific actions create this daily charge.

Ive spent my entire career studying workplace engagement, health, and well-being. While I have written several books on these topics, the greatest challenge I have faced personally is how to integrate findings from my research into my own daily routine. After all, knowledge does little good unless I can change my behaviors.

Fortunately, a new body of research has recently emerged that focuses on the topic of creating daily well-being. Historically, asking people questions and tracking their actions was time-consuming and expensive. As a result, researchers gathered broad, general information about peoples lives and work. Most research on well-being over the past century was based on asking people about their lives over the span of years or decades.

When people are asked to reflect on an entire lifetime, the first things they think of are broad concepts like health and wealth. The problem is, these general measures are not very practical for improving peoples lives on a daily basis. Health is the sum of many years. Wealth is not created in a span of days. This is why a different way of measuring whats important in life is crucial.